1. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, Hawaii will
begin issuing advisories on Hurricane Lester, located about 965
miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, under AWIPS header TCPCP1 and WMO
header WTPA31 PHFO, and on the web at:
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc

2. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, Hawaii is
issuing advisories on Hurricane Madeline, located about 80 miles
southeast of South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii, under AWIPS
header TCPCP5 and WMO header WTPA35 PHFO, and on the web at:
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc

3. A surface low about 780 miles west-southwest of Honolulu,
Hawaii is moving west near 10 mph. Widely scattered thunderstorms
forming around the low showed no signs of organization. Environmental
conditions are expected to inhibit tropical cyclone formation over
the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 20 percent

Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected through Friday afternoon.